Meanings of Darkovan Names

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A

Acquilara

possibly (Latin) "laughing water"

Adriana

(Latin) "dark"

Aidan

(Gaelic) "little fiery one"

Alan; Alanna, Lanilla

(Gaelic) "handsome"

Alaric

(German) "noble ruler"

Alastair, Aleki, [Alessandro], Lexxas; {Alessandra}

(Greek) "defender of mankind"

Aldaric

(German) "king"

Aliciane, Alida

(German) "noble person"

Alisa, Betha, Betta, Elisa, {Elise}, [Elizabeth], Elspeth, Ysaba, Ysabet

(Hebrew) "oath of God"

Amalie, Millea; Emile

(German) "hard-working"

Amday

possibly from (Spanish) Amadeo, "love God"

Amirya

(Arabic) "noblewoman"

Amory

(Latin) "loving"

Amos

(Hebrew) "borne by God"

Andrea; [Andres], [Andrew], Ann'dra

(Greek) "brave"

Angelo

(Greek) "heavenly messenger"

Annina, Annelys, Anya, Hannah

(Hebrew) "gracious"

Ansel

(Old French) "adherent of a nobleman"

Antonella

(Greek) "priceless"

Arbella

possibly (Latin) "beautiful altar"

Aric, Eiric

(Old Norse) "ever ruler"

Ariel, Arielle

(Hebrew) "lion of God"

Arnad

possibly (German) "eagle"

Asa

(Hebrew) "physician"

Auster

(Latin) "southern"

B

Baird, Bard

(Gaelic) "bard"

Balhar

(Hellers dialect) "spear-holder"

Barak

(Hebrew) "lightning"

Becca, Reba, Reva

from (Hebrew) Rebecca, "snare"

Benjamin

(Hebrew) "son of the right hand"

Bernice

(Greek) "bringing victory"

Beltran, Bertran, Bertrand; Beltrana

(German) "bright raven"

[Bethany], Bethenyi

(Hebrew) "house of grace"

Bethiah

(Hebrew) "daughter of God"
alternatively, a diminutive of Elizabeth

Bruna, {Bruno}

(German) "brown"

Brydar

(Casta) "beloved"

Burl

(Old English) "cupbearer"

C

Caillean, Callina

(Gaelic) "girl"
alternatively, a variant of Caitlin

Caitlin, {Caitrin}, {Carena}, Catalina, Catriona, Katerina, [Katherine], [Kathie], Kathya, {Katja}, Katrin

(Greek) "pure"

Caleb

(Hebrew) "dog"

Callista, Callisu

(Greek) "most beautiful"

Camilla

(Latin) "noble, righteous"

Cara

(Latin) "dear"

Caradoc

(Welsh) "beloved"

Carisse

(Greek) "grace"

Carlina; Carlo, Carolin, Caryl, Karl

(German) "free man"

Casilda, Cassilda, Cassilde

the name of the ancestress of the seven Comyn families; originally a character in Spanish legend

Cassandra

(Greek) "inflaming men with love"

Cathal

(Irish Gaelic) "strong battle"

Cherillys

possibly (Casta) "cherry-blossom"

[Christopher], Kester

(Greek) "christ-bearer"

{Clara}, Clarinda, Clariza

(Latin) "clear"

Cleindori

(Casta) "golden bell"

Colin

diminuative of (Greek) Nicholas, "victory of the people"

Colryn, Corus, Coryn; Corissa, Coryssa

(Casta) "joy"

Conal

(Gaelic) "strong as a wolf"

Conan

(Gaelic) "wolf, hound"

Constanza

(Spanish) "steadfast"

Cormac

(Gaelic) "charioteer"

Cormel

possibly (Hebrew) "vineyard"

Cyril, Cyrillon, Kyril, Kyro; Kyria

(Greek) "lord"

D

Damila

possibly (Arabic) "beautiful"

Damon, {Damien}

(Greek) "tame"

[Daniel], Danilo; Daniella, Danila, Danette

(Hebrew) "God is my judge"

Dara

(Hebrew) "pearl of wisdom"

{Darerca}

the name of a Catholic saint, sister to St. Patrick

Darien, Darran, Darren

(Old English) "rocky hill"

Darilyn

combination of Dara and Ellen

Darrell, Darrill, Daryll

(Old French) "beloved"

Dartan

(Old English) "deer park"

[David], Davin, Doevid

(Hebrew) "beloved"

Dayborah, Devra

(Hebrew) "bee"

Denis, Dyan; Dyannis, {Sydney}

(Greek) "of Dionysus" (Greek god of wine)

Deonora

(Latin) "God's honor"

Derek, Deric, Derik

from (German) Theodoric, "ruler of the people"

Desideria; Desiderio

(Latin) "desired"

{Diego}, Jacob, {James}

(Hebrew) "supplanter"

Diotima

(Greek) "God-fearing" (the name of as character in Plato's Symposium)

{Dolorosa}

(Spanish) "painful, sorrowful"

Domenic

(Latin) "of the Lord"

Donal

(Gaelic) "world rule"

Dorcas

(Greek) "gazelle"

Doria, Dorian, Dorys

(French) "golden"

Dorilys

(Casta) "golden flower"

Duncan

(Gaelic) "dark warrior"

E

Edric

(Old English) "rich ruler" or "blessed ruler"

Eduin

(Old English) "rich friend" or "blessed friend"

[Elaine], Ellemir, Ellinen, Ellynyn, Leonora, Nella, Yllana

(Greek) "light"

Emelda

(Teutonic) "entire battle"

Emun, Emyn

variants of (Old English) "rich protector" or "blessed protector"

Erlend

(Teutonic) "noble eagle"

Erminie

(Old German) "warrior maid"

Erril, Errol

(Anglo-Saxon) "nobleman"

Esteban, Estefan, Estevan, Istvan, Stefan, Stephan, Stephen; Istvana, Stephanie

(Greek) "crown"

Estil

possibly (Spanish) "summer season"

Ethan

(Hebrew) "firm, strong"

Everard

(German) "hardy boar"

Ewan, Ewen, Ian, {John}, Shann; Janella, Janetta, Janine, Janna, Janni, Javanne, Jonil, Shani, Shavanne

(Hebrew) "God is gracious"

F

Felix; Felicia

(Latin) "happy"

Fianna, Fiona; Fionn

(Gaelic) "fair, white"

Fiora, Floria

(Latin) "flower"

Francisco, {Frank}

(Latin) "Frenchman"

Fredrik

(German) "peaceful ruler"

G

Gabriel; Gabriella, Gavri, Gavriela

(Hebrew) "God is mighty"

Gareth, Garreth, Geredd

(Welsh) "gentle"

Gavin, Gawin

A Germanic name of uncertain meaning; also influenced by Gawain, (Welsh) "hawk"

Geremy

(Hebrew) "God will exalt"

Gervis

(German) "spear vassal"

Giley

(Latin) "shield bearer"

Ginevra, Gwennifer

(Welsh) "fair woman"

Gisela

(Teutonic) "pledge"

Gwennis, Wena; Gwynn

(Welsh) "fair"

H

Haydn

(German) "heathen"

Hedwig

(German) "contentious war"

Helgar

(Norse) "holy"

Hermes

the name of a Greek god

Hilario; Hilary, Larissa

(Latin) "cheerful"

Hiram

(Hebrew) "exalted brother"

Hjalmar

(Scandinavian) "helmeted warrior"

I

Isaac

(Hebrew) "he will laugh"

J

Jaelle

possibly from (Hebrew) Jael, "doe"

Jedidiah

(Hebrew) "friend of God"

Jerome

(Greek) "sacred name"

Jillian, Liana, Liane; Julian

(Greek) "soft-haired"

Jorik, Yoris

(Greek) "one who works the earth"

Jose, Josef

(Hebrew) "he will add"

K

Keith; Keitha

(Welsh) "wood"

Kennard

(Old English) "bold, strong"

Ker, Kieran; {Keara}, {Kiara}, Kiera

(Gaelic) "dark, black"

Kermiac

possibly either (Gaelic) "dark son," or a variant of Cormac

Kerstal

possibly a masculine variant of Kierestelli

Kierestelli

(Casta) "crystal, starstone"; a figure in Darkovan legends

Kindra

(Old English) "royal power"

Kyla

(Gaelic) "narrow"

L

[Larry], Lerrys, Loran, Loren, Lorenzo, Lorill; Lauretta, Lauria, Laurinda, Lora, {Lorina}

(Latin) "laurel"

Leonie

(Greek) "lion"

Lewis

(German) "famous warrior"

Lilla, Lillia

(Latin) "lily"

Lina

possibly a diminutive of Carlina, Mallina, etc.

Linnea

(Old Norse) "lime tree"

Liriel

the name of one of Darkover's moons

Lorna

(Gaelic) "of Lorne"

Lucetta, Luciella

(Latin) "light"

Lys

(Casta) "blossom"

M

Maellen

"May" or "Mae" plus "Ellen"

Maeve

(Gaelic) "intoxicating"

[Magdalen]

(Aramaic) "from the tower"

Manuella

(Hebrew) "God is with us"

Marcella; {Marcello}, Marco, Marcos, Markos, Marius, Martin, Marton

(Latin) "of Mars"

Margali, Margalys, [Margaret], Margarethe, Marguerida, [Marjorie]

(Greek) "pearl"

Mallina, Marelie, Mariel, Marilla, Marisela, Marissa, Marja, Maruca, Merita, Mhari, {Miriam}, Moira

(Hebrew) "bitter"

Marna

possibly (Latin) "of the sea"

Martha

(Aramaic) "lady"

Mathias

(Hebrew) "God's gift"

Maura

(Spanish) "dark-skinned one, Moor"

{Lissandra}, Melisenda, Melisendra

(German) "strong worker" (the first element in the name comes from the same root as Amalie)

Melissa, Melitta

(Greek) "honeybee"

Merelda

possibly a diminutive of Esmeralda, (Spanish) "emerald"

Merryl

(Middle English) "blackbird"

{Mikaella}; Mikhail

(Hebrew) "who is like God?"

Mira, Mirella

(Latin) "admirable, wondrous"

Miralys

possibly (Casta) "wondrous flower"

N

Natasha

Russian form of (Latin) Natalie, "birth"

Neyrissa

(Greek) "sea sprite"

O

Octavien

(Latin) "eighth son"

P

Padreik, Padriac, Padric

(Latin) "nobleman"

Paolo; {Paula}

(Latin) "small"

[Peter], Piedro, Pier; Piedra

(Greek) "rock"

Priscilla

(Greek) "ancient"

R

Rachel

(Hebrew) "ewe"

Rafael, Rakhal, {Rakhail}; Rafaella, Rakhaila

(Hebrew) "God has healed"

Ragan, Rian

(Irish) "little king"

Ramon, Raimon, Raymon

(German) "wise protection"

Ranald, Renald, Ronal

(German) "wise ruler"

Raul

(German) "famed wolf"

Rayna

(Latin) "queen"

Regis

(Latin) "king" or "of the king"

Renata; Renato

(Latin) "reborn"

Reuel

(Hebrew) "friend of God"

Rhodri, Rory

(Gaelic) "red king"

Robard, Robardin, Robay, [Robert], {Roybard}, Rupert

(German) "bright fame"

Roderick, Rodrigo

(German) "famous power"

Rohana

(Hindu) "sandalwood"

Romilly

possibly (Latin) "lady of Rome"

Rosaura

the name of an operatic character

Rufus

(Latin) "red-haired"

Ruyven

possibly (Hebrew) "behold, a son"

S

Sabrina

this name is associated with the Severn River in Wales

Samantha

(Aramaic) "listener"

Samael, Samel

(Hebrew) "asked of God" or "name of God"

Shaya

(Casta) "grace"
also used as a diminutive for Jaelle

Stelli

(Latin) "star"

Sybil

(Greek) "prophetess"

Sybella

possibly from Isabella, a Spanish form of Elizabeth
or, a variant of Sybil

T

Taniquel

possibly from Tanaquil, the name of the wife of an early Roman king

Tessa, Tresa

(Greek) "inhabitant of Thera"

Theolinda

possibly (Greek + Spanish) "divine beauty" or (Greek + Teutonic) "divine snake"

Thyra

(Greek) "shield-bearer" or (Norse) "Thor's battle"

Tomas

(Aramaic) "twin"

V

Valdir, Valentine; Valenta, Valentina

(Latin) "healthy, strong"

Vanda

(Teutonic) "wanderer"

Vardo

(Old English) "guard"

Vincent

(Latin) "conquering"

Viviana

(Latin) "lively"

Sources used to construct this list include Behind the Name, Parent Soup Baby-Name Finder, 6000 Names for Your Baby from DELL Publishing Co., The Academy of Saint Gabriel Library, and the ever-helpful members of the darkover-lovers mailing list.